Star Citizen Kickstarter Reaches Goal

Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts has had a wild ride these last few weeks.

The funding website for his new sci-fi sim Star Citizen crashed within one day of its launch, which forced Mr. Roberts to quickly add Kickstarter as a backup funding source. Within just five days of opening the Kickstarter page, the Star Citizen project has exceeded its goal.

With 26 days remaining, the Kickstarter project flew past the $500,000 goal. A day later, the project is already fast approaching an additional $50,000. Add that onto the $1,363,667 that has been raised on the original funding site and you get a pretty large number.

Chris Roberts and the Roberts Space Industries team initially announced the goal as two million dollars. By our calculations, it seems like they are currently around the $1.87 million range with over twenty days remaining.

Roberts and his team are incredibly well positioned to reach their goal with plenty of time to spare. We look forward to following the project as the team continues into the development portion of Star Citizen.